Need input on front and rear suspension

I'm currently building a 1939 ford standard 2 sedan. I just sandbalsted the frame and primered it getting it ready for assembly. I'm looking at two different companies for the rearend mounting kit and the front suspension kit. I'm wanting to lower the front and rear as much as possible while keeping an awesome ride and stance.

Im looking at chassis engineering inc complete rearend mounting kit to mount my 9 inch rearend. I'm also looking at the Posies rod and customs complete rearend 2 postition mounting kit. Does anyone have any input on which kit is better or lowers the rearend better without the extreme use of lowering blocks and keeps the ride smoother.

Im also looking at chassis engineering inc front suspension 4 inch drop kit and the posies rod and customs IN DA DIRT kit. Can anyone tell me or does anyon have any input on which is the better kit and will help me achieve a low ride stance and still have the best ride comfort, handling, and steering.

thanks for any help in advance.

 

Btt

 

i've used the CE rear kit many times and the Posie rear kit once( in a `40 Ford convertible)....both work fine. the Posie kit will get you down without lowering blocks. there is nothing wrong with lowering blocks , my `36 has a CE rear kit with 3" blocks. if i did another `35-`40 Ford it will have the CE rear kit. i'm building a `40 Ford coupe now and it has a Weedeter rear kit . it gets down low without blocks too , but the car is not finished so i haven't driven it yet. i put 160 miles on my `36 Saturday night and the ride was great

for the front either will work fine. my `36 has a Superbell axle and Posie spring...basically the Posie front kit...and it works great. the `40 coupe has the CE front kit and i have used the CE front stuff on other cars with good results

for steering , use a cross steering box like a vega and a panhard rod and you will be all set for many fun miles. you will also need some deep dropped steering arms so the tie rod will clear the wishbones. i like CE steering arms on fat fendered cars because they have through holes for a bolt and nut , others like superbell and Magnum have a blind hole

 

btt I'm also looking into these kits. Any other input?

 

I personally like chassis enginering......its the only one I have used tho

 

I put Posies kit in a 35 all the way around , the rear hangers seemed to be a bit busy to install compared to CEs . Otherwise cool. The split kit is different from CE in that CE uses tierod ends and Posies uses rod ends . Motor mount kit was easier with the Posie kit , they use existing holes in the frame to locate frame brackets, CE you measure and drill a couple holes . I'm putting CE in a 40 pu right now . I'm an idiot so I found Posies alittle easier to install. Also i 've been waiting 2 months for rear springs from CE.

Mike

 

I thought the CE kit was good drill few holes,I like the way it mounted to frame and support to body.I'm running 205/70/15 tires with a 8" granada rear small tire because of 2.78 gears.
Realy needs bigger tires and blocks.IFS with reg spindles.
Pic

 

I used a CE rear kit in a '46 about ten years back. The kit mounted fine, but the springs were way over sprung. I ended up removing all but the main and second spring to get a decent ride. Then I had axle wrap problems. If they changed the spring spec, the kit is great.
Cosmo

 

Building a 40' ford truck now and I love the 35-40 frames. I'm using mj40's tech to run chevy truck front springs on the rear and found that I'll only need a 1/2" - 1" riser to set right. Off of CL or a junkyard the front set up could be had for $50. A lot of guys say that the kits sit to high and need 2" or 3" blocks. On the front I used 36 bones and springs. I have a Nostalgia Sid's dropped 4" axle, Oklahoma Joe's dropped spindles, 56' ford truck self energizing drums, stock pedals, and a 39' steering box. On the spring we reversed eyed it and removed and few leaves. I also raised the front crossmember about 1 1/2". If it sits to low I can add back the missing leaf springs. I'm pretty sure I can make the T5 tranny fit without splitting the bones.

Of course you asked about kits...

Tyler

 

I used a CE rear kit in my '35, liked the few extra tab mountings over Posie's. Used CE front shock mounts for same reason, but Posie front axle and spring. Heard recent stuff about slow delivery from CE, but I had no problem. Unless you had the brackets side by side to measure thickness, # of attachments, etc. it's a toss up. With the CE rear kit, it was drill out rivets and bolt it on. I have an 8" rear with 3.55 gears installed. Flathead and t-5 gets me about 19 on a trip.
RB